Human knowledge has progressed exponentially since the dawn of modern science. It is no longer reasonable to accept claims without sufficient objective evidence. The harm from religion, alternatives to medicine, conservatism, and all other false beliefs will be exposed on this blog by reporting the findings of science. This blog will also reinforce what should be the basics of education: History, Civics, Financial Literacy, Media Literacy, and Critical/Science Based Thinking.
Thursday, July 28, 2022
William Lane Craig DESTROYS Christian Apologetics
Monday, May 30, 2022
The Histories Of Alexander The Great And Jesus
Many Christian apologists deny that there are no contemporaneous or primary sources for the Jesus found in the Bible. Others will accept this reality but claim that many other historical figures also have weak historical support. Alexander the Great is one of their favorites in making the comparison. Is this a fair comparison? The following says "no."
While the historical sources for Alexander the Great have conflicting information about him and existing contemporary writings are rare, no respected source denies his existence:- Despite these problems with the sources, the existence of Alexander is a reasonable belief because he has wide and independent attestation from all types of sources and not just those of his own followers. Some of these sources date from his own time and are attested archaeologically, not just from later accounts. So, we don’t just have to depend on later historians such as Plutarch and Arrian. For example, reliefs at the Shrine of the Bark at Luxor in Egypt mention Alexander by name and depict him artistically during his lifetime (ca. 330-325 BCE). That would confirm his presence in Egypt mentioned by all major ancient sources. (see link for more)
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Childhood Indoctrination: The Evil
I have posted many times on the harm of indoctrinating children into any religion (link). In essence, calling subjective experience/intuition evidence of a god to a young impressional mind blunts the reasoning ability of the child and makes the victim malleable to harmful ideology (link).
Please take a half-hour of your time and click on the link below for a video exposing the thinking and actions of Christian apologists regarding how and why they poison young minds into unsupported and harmful dogma.
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
"That's Very Christian Of You"
In our Christian-saturated culture, it is assumed that when someone does a good deed he/she is "acting Christian." The Bible and Christian media support this common meme (here, for example). The truth is three-fold:
- Yes, there are some good sayings in the New Testament. However, there is NOTHING in Jesus' sayings that are good that can't be found in other religious and/or secular sources. In other words, they are not unique to Christianity.
- Many of the sayings of Jesus found in the Bible are downright evil.
- The Old Testament is full of evil acts by God.
Friday, April 15, 2022
Christianity: Education Or Indoctrination?
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Claims Of Jesus' Resurrection Don't Need Proof?
Virtually all Christian apologetics reveal a misunderstanding or distortion of science and evidence. No greater example of this are the efforts to claim that the stories of Jesus' resurrection are true. Click on the link below to follow an interesting and concise rebuttal of an attempt to support the claim, even though it, admittedly, can't be proven:
Thursday, March 31, 2022
William Lane Craig Is Particularly Dishonest
Virtually all religious apologists are dishonest due to the fact that, when presented with factual information against their dogma, they refused to look at it with open minds. However, William Lane Craig, who I have made several debunking posts against, is a master at this obfuscation. Click on the link below for an expose of this character flaw of his:
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Christianity's "Fatal Error"?
Friday, February 25, 2022
Christians: A Warning
Monday, February 21, 2022
Two Lessons For Christian Apologists
One of my pet peeves with Christian apologists is that they just will not honestly engage with atheists. They consistently have their scripts and they will not seriously entertain what we are saying, particularly around the fact that there is no objective evidence to support their claims. Click on the links below from this week's The Atheist Experience YouTube show/podcast and listen to two open-minded, inquisitive Christians:
51:53 Christian-NY | An Example Of Being Convinced For Bad Reasons
1:24:03 Carlton-NT | Larger Storms Indicate End Times Are Near
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Math Isn't Evidence of God
I have written several posts debunking religious apologists' arguments from ignorance/God of the Gaps. Among them is the argument from mathematics. Click on the link below for a 10-minute video presenting another rebuttal to such:
Sunday, February 13, 2022
Sex Transitioning And Conservative Science Distortion
Sexual transitioning is one prominent area in which conservatives misrepresent scientific findings to promote their unfounded ideology. Click on the link below for a video example of how to handle honest inquiry regarding the subject that can be extrapolated into other areas of conservative science deception (educate yourself, Ben Shapiro):
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Explaining Religious Experiences
"All experiences are neurological experiences and occur inside the brain/mind. The event that triggers it may occur outside, but the experience is still inside the brain/mind."
"Sometimes multiple people report the same spiritual experience, but they are rarely if ever as widely, multiply, and independently attested as empirical experiences, and it's even more rare for these phenomena to be measured by instruments."
Click on the link below for a clear understanding of the source of religious experiences:
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Hell: A Cruel And Incoherent Concept
Monday, February 7, 2022
Christianity: "No Salvation Outside The Church"
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Word Labels, Atheism, And Evidence
In any discussion, it is important to define terms. This is certainly clear when the topics include atheism and evidence. Click on the link below for a good example of how to be clear in such situations:
Saturday, December 25, 2021
The Anti-Abortion Ideologues Are Ignorant Of Biology
One of the standard arguments from the so-called "Pro-Life" folks is that "Life begins at conception" and that scientists agree. Click on the link below for a podcast that blows this argument out of the water:
Friday, December 3, 2021
Naturalism Vs Theism
Religious apologists like to manipulate the definition of words to obfuscate the truth: they have no objective evidence upon which to make their case. Click on the link below for an in-depth podcast analysis of the definitions of "naturalism" and "theism":
Friday, October 15, 2021
Christian Morality: There's Nothing Special About It
Talk about circular reasoning, SMH 😕. Christian apologists try hard to sell the value of the "unique" morality of Christianity. Click on the link below for a quick rebuttal to such:
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
"Pro-Life" Morality Debunked (One More Time)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQoSZixSFEw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn_7X9t3xTs
NOTE: If you have a hard time understanding the concepts of continuity of life/evolution, and change as the potential person develops, think in terms of emergence: for example, oxygen and hydrogen are not water until they merge to form it. Thus, parents - sperm and egg - zygote - embryo - fetus - viable person.